The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-20
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Baltimore County Politics-The Necessity
of Presenting Good Men to be Voted
for-The Independent Movement
State Politics. sc.
BALTIMORE, August 10th, 1887.

BALTIMORE, August 18th, 1887.
Messrs. Editors The Republicans of your
county have been notified to select delegates to
meet at Towsontown Tuesday next, 23d inst,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for the
different county offices as also for the Legislature.
This will be very important meeting, one in
which good judgment should be exercised. The
Democrats, it appears, are somewhat split up
among themselves and have talked of nominating
o new ticket. doubt. however, if this be done.
The people have now como to tho conclusion that
it is not SO much the political preference OF the
person elected but his fitness for the position, and
above all else, his honesty. Under such circum-
stances if the Republicans at their convention are
careful in making their nominations, selecting
good and pure men who have the will of the peo-
Die at heart, they are on the safe side whether de-
feated or victorious. They will feel conscious of
doing right, and those for whom they have been
chosen to rule will be perfectly satisfied. good
many voters who have higher interests at stake
than mere party or political name, have come to
the conclusion that they will vote for no candi-
date, be he of what party he may, unless they be-
lieve him honest and capable. This is right and
coming to be more and more practiced every year.
They care very little about his policy as partzan
SO that they feel he will act honestly. 1t this
policy were adhered to generally we would have
better rulers 1t applies well to state as county
| and municipal affairs 1t is really the true way
| Of voting.
I say then that the Republicans, at their con-
vention on the 23d inst, should make it point
above all things else to give the people names to
vote for against whom there is no objection, and
who, if elected, will do their duty. This is all
that is wanted, and can be done as well by Re-
| publican as q Democrat. "Bosses," as they are
called, are neither needed nor wanted. Such pro-
fessionalists can easily be done without. They,
| indeed, are only in the way and are troublesome
| IL kho.r r,Ior md
! aandidates without any interference.-1fsom some OF
jectionable let the Republicans give them men that
are not subject to such objections. I do not say
that such is the case but if it is easy way Of
remedying the evil by selecting whoever suits
them, even if they be not of the same party. This
| can be done without radical change-generally
speaking-in their leading political sentiments.
| What we want is good men to represent US. Even
| if change is to be effected by reforming the
party within the party" no harm can be done, but
much good. Let us get rid of the fact that we
have such dishonest scoundres for election judges
] as they have had of late in Baltimore, and who
| are now absolute convicts and in prison for that
offence. Then let the Republicans of your county
nominate the very best men, and if dissatisfaction
exists in the Democratic ranks at the fall election
they can select the best names and vote for them.
| This in time will cure perhaps apparent present
defects in the nominations of the other eide The
| people will not tolerate much longer frauds in
elections, whether in the city or counties. Honest
men have gotten heartily sick of it.. There must
be no pretense of reforming the party within the
party. 1t must be reality to suit honest people,
even if it should result in the election of the whole
Republican ticket.
don't believe anything of much account will
come out of the recent Democratic move in Balti-
more county to nominate another ticket opposed
to that already in the field 1t will most likely
die out and those now opposed will fall in line.-
Those who will not may possibly do as I have said
and feel as well and be as independent There are
good men in both parties who would not encour-
age cheating in elections under any account, nor
would they stoop to conniving in any way at elec-
tions with fraud.
There is very little going on at present in State
politics. The Republicans have their nominations
to make yetfor Governor and other officers. Those
spoken of for Governor are we'll received. The
odds in voters is with the Democracy, but good
man on the Republican side will make an excel
lent run and might possibly be elected. The
Legislature will be fairly represented and pretty
well divided. The Democrats have without doubt
selected an able man for Attorney General in Hon.
VIM. Pinkney Whyte. He will get votes from
both sides. He is cautiously independent and
still goes for reform within the party. If he holds
on to this doctrine he will come out victorious in
the end. He cannot risk keeping such election
judges in the party as were convicted of fraud in
our Criminal Court. They would kill any politi-
cal organization that tolerated them.
Hon. George Cotton appears to be making favor
able Roadway as an independent in the Democratic
party, and will most likely be elected from his
ward to the Legislature. He has many friends on
both sides. He was very popular Police Com
missioner and deservedly so. He made good
legislator when in the House of Delegates some
years ago. NEsToR.